By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - The population control and other oppressive measures reportedly mark a dramatic about-face in the region. Previously, ethnic minorities had been granted a variety of entitlements and exceptions to China’s one-child policy. Now, however, the script has flipped. Whereas formerly the government had cracked down especially hard on the Chinese Han population, they are now encouraging the Han to have more children, while targeting the Uighurs.